JP2006092319A - Screen data transmitting device, control method of screen data transmitting device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a screen data transmitting device for supporting a user to suitably set a screen display, its control method, and a program of making a computer function as the screen data transmitting device. <P>SOLUTION: A first display setting information acquiring section 44 acquires display setting information to be stored correspondingly to user identification information related to a screen data request transmitted from a client device, a second display setting information acquiring section 46 acquires at least one piece of display setting information to be stored correspondingly to user identification information other than the former user identification information. A screen data creating section 50 creates screen data for displaying various kinds of information based on the display setting information acquired by the first display setting information acquiring section 44 or the second display setting information acquiring section 46, and makes a screen data transmitting section 52 transmit it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a screen data transmission apparatus, a control method for the screen data transmission apparatus, and a program.

A screen data transmission device (for example, a Web server) that transmits screen data (for example, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) data) representing a screen displayed on a client device is known. As such a screen data device, for example, a device that allows the user to arbitrarily set the display of the screen, such as selecting information displayed on the screen or changing the arrangement position of various information on the screen, is known. (Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-322379 A

  However, in the screen data transmission apparatus as described above, there may be a user who cannot suitably perform such screen display setting, and for such a user, the screen display setting can be suitably performed. I needed to help.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a screen data transmission apparatus, a control method for the screen data transmission apparatus, and a program for assisting a user to suitably perform screen display settings. There is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a program according to the present invention includes a computer such as a server computer as a screen data transmission device that is connected to a client device and transmits screen data representing a screen displayed on the client device. A display setting information storage means for storing display setting information of the screen in association with user identification information, when a screen data request transmitted from the client device is received, User identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information relating to a data request, and first display setting information acquisition means for acquiring display setting information stored in association with the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means , Users other than the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means Second display setting information acquisition means for acquiring at least one display setting information stored in association with the identification information; when a screen data request transmitted from the client device is received, the first or second Display setting information acquisition control means for determining which of the display setting information acquisition means acquires display setting information, and various information based on the display setting information acquired by the first or second display setting information acquisition means Is a program for causing the computer to function as screen data generation means for generating screen data for displaying the screen data, and screen data transmission means for transmitting the screen data generated by the screen data generation means to the client device.

  Further, the screen data transmitting apparatus according to the present invention is a screen data transmitting apparatus that is communicably connected to a client apparatus and transmits screen data representing a screen displayed on the client apparatus. Display setting information storage means for storing the display setting information, user identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information related to the screen data request when the screen data request transmitted from the client device is received, First display setting information acquisition means for acquiring display setting information stored in association with user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means, and user identification information other than the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means Second display setting for acquiring at least one display setting information stored in association with user identification information Display setting information acquisition for determining which of the first or second display setting information acquisition means acquires display setting information when a report data acquisition unit and a screen data request transmitted from the client device are received Generated by the control means, the screen data generating means for generating screen data for displaying various information based on the display setting information acquired by the first or second display setting information acquiring means, and the screen data generating means. Screen data transmitting means for transmitting the screen data to the client device.

  A screen data transmitting apparatus control method according to the present invention is a screen data transmitting apparatus control method for transmitting screen data representing a screen displayed on the client apparatus, which is communicatively connected to the client apparatus. When the transmitted screen data request is received, the user identification information acquisition step for acquiring the user identification information related to the screen data request and the display setting information of the screen are stored in association with the user identification information. A first display setting information acquisition step for acquiring display setting information stored in association with the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition step, , Reading the stored contents of the display setting information storage means, by the user identification information acquisition step A second display setting information acquisition step for acquiring at least one display setting information stored in association with user identification information other than the obtained user identification information, and a screen data request transmitted from the client device. If received, a display setting information acquisition control step for determining whether to acquire display setting information by either the first or second display setting information acquisition step; and the first or second display setting information. A screen data generation step for generating screen data for displaying various information based on the display setting information acquired in the acquisition step, and a screen data generated by the screen data generation step for transmitting to the client device And a screen data transmission step.

  The present invention relates to a screen data transmitting apparatus that is connected to a client apparatus and transmits screen data representing a screen displayed on the client apparatus, a control method thereof, and a program that causes a computer to function as such a screen data transmitting apparatus. It is. In the present invention, screen display setting information is stored in association with user identification information. When a screen data request transmitted from the client device is received, user identification information related to the screen data request is acquired. Then, “display setting information stored in association with the user identification information” or “at least one display setting information stored in association with user identification information other than the user identification information” is acquired. Based on the display setting information, screen data for displaying various information is generated and transmitted to the client device. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to assist a user so that a screen display setting can be performed suitably.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the computer further functions as user-related information storage means for storing user-related information in association with the user identification information, and the second display setting information acquisition means includes the user Acquire at least one display setting information stored in association with user identification information other than user identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means and corresponding to user identification information satisfying a predetermined condition. You may do it.

  In the aspect of the invention, the second display setting information acquisition unit may further acquire display setting information stored in association with the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition unit. Also good.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an information distribution device 12 (screen data transmission device) and a client device 14. The information distribution device 12 and the client device 14 are communicatively connected to each other via a LAN (Local Area Network) 16 so as to be able to exchange data. Here, the information distribution device 12 and the client device 14 are described as being connected by communication via the LAN 16, but the information distribution device 12 and the client device 14 are connected by communication via another communication network such as the Internet. You may be made to do.

  The information distribution device 12 includes a known server computer system including a CPU, a hard disk storage device, a display, and an input device, for example. The information distribution apparatus 12 is installed with HTTPD (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Daemon) and has a function as a Web server. That is, the information distribution apparatus 12 returns an HTTP response message including HTML data and the like in response to an HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) request message transmitted from the client apparatus 14.

  The information distribution apparatus 12 is installed with an information distribution program, and provides link information to various sites, for example. The information distribution program is realized, for example, as a servlet or a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) program.

  The client device 14 includes, for example, a known personal computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a hard disk storage device, a display, and an input device, and is installed with a Web browser. That is, the client device 14 transmits an HTTP request message to the information distribution device 12 or receives an HTTP response message transmitted from the information distribution device 12, and the HTML data or image data included in the HTTP response message. Is displayed.

  In the information distribution system 10 having the above configuration, when a user starts a Web browser on the client device 14 and specifies a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicating an information distribution program, an HTTP request message is transmitted to the information distribution device 12. The In this case, the information distribution program is started in the information distribution apparatus 12, and HTML data for displaying the login screen (specifically, an HTTP response message including the HTML data) is returned to the client apparatus 14. For example, a login screen as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the Web browser of the client device 14.

  When the user inputs the user ID and password on this login screen and presses the login button, an HTTP request message including information indicating the user ID and password is transmitted to the information distribution apparatus 12. In this case, in the information distribution apparatus 12, after the validity of the user ID and the password is confirmed by the information distribution program, HTML data representing a screen (link collection screen) for displaying link information to various sites is stored in the client apparatus 14. Will be replied to. A link collection screen is displayed on the Web browser of the client device 14.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the link collection screen displayed on the client device 14. In the screen shown in the figure, links 20a to 20c, 22a to 22c, and 24a to 24c to other sites are displayed divided into a plurality of categories 20, 22, and 24.

  In the information distribution system 10, the user can arbitrarily change the display content of the link collection screen. For example, all or part of the categories 20, 22, and 24 can be set not to be displayed on the screen. Further, for example, all or part of the links 20a to 20c, 22a to 22c, and 24a to 24c can be set not to be displayed on the screen. Further, for example, the arrangement positions of the categories 20, 22, 24 and the links 20a to 20c, 22a to 22c, and 24a to 24c can be set. Further, for example, link categorization can be changed by associating links 20a to 20c, 22a to 22c, and 24a to 24c with other categories or new categories. By using such a function, the user can make the link collection screen as shown in FIG. The figure shows an example in which the user changes the arrangement position of the category and the link and sets the category 24, the link 20c, and the link 22c not to be displayed.

  The information distribution system 10 has a function of presenting a screen based on the display settings of other users to the user as a function for assisting the user to preferably use the screen display setting function. Hereinafter, this point will be described in detail.

  First, functional blocks realized in the information distribution system 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram mainly showing those related to the present invention among the functional blocks realized in the information distribution system 10. As shown in the figure, the information distribution system 10 includes a screen data request transmission unit 30, a screen data reception unit 32, a screen data display unit 34, a screen data request reception unit 40, a user ID acquisition unit 42, A first display setting information acquisition unit 44, a second display setting information acquisition unit 46, a display setting information acquisition control unit 48, a screen data generation unit 50, a screen data transmission unit 52, and a storage unit 54 are included. Composed.

  Among the functions described above, the screen data request transmission unit 30, the screen data reception unit 32, and the screen data display unit 34 are realized in the client device 14. Screen data request reception unit 40, user ID acquisition unit 42, first display setting information acquisition unit 44, second display setting information acquisition unit 46, display setting information acquisition control unit 48, screen data generation unit 50, The screen data transmission unit 52 and the storage unit 54 are realized in the information distribution device 12. Note that these functions are realized by the information distribution apparatus 12 and the client apparatus 14 executing programs supplied via a computer-readable information storage medium or communication network.

[1. Screen data request transmitter]
The screen data request transmission unit 30 mainly includes a communication interface provided in the client device 14. The screen data request transmission unit 30 transmits a screen data request to the information distribution device 12.

  Specifically, the screen data request transmitting unit 30 receives an HTTP request including information indicating a user ID (user identification information) and a password input by the user when the login button is pressed on the login screen (FIG. 2). A message (screen data request) is transmitted to the information distribution device 12.

[2. Screen data request receiver]
The screen data request receiving unit 40 mainly includes a communication interface provided in the information distribution apparatus 12. The screen data request receiving unit 40 receives a screen data request (specifically, an HTTP request message) transmitted by the screen data request transmitting unit 30.

[3. Storage unit]
The storage unit 54 stores display setting information in association with the user ID. The storage unit 54 stores user related information in association with the user ID. Here, the display setting information is, for example, information indicating whether or not various information is displayed on the screen, information indicating how the various information is arranged and displayed on the screen, information on the color scheme of the screen, and the like. The user related information is information related to the user, for example, information indicating a group to which the user belongs and an access status (usage status) to the user's information distribution site (site provided by the information distribution device 12). Information.

  Specifically, the storage unit 54 stores, for example, a user information table as shown in FIG. The user information table shown in the figure includes a user ID column, a password column, a belonging group ID column, an access count column, and a display setting information column. A user ID is stored in the user ID column. The password field stores the password of the user. The group ID (user related information) of the group to which the user belongs is stored in the group ID column. In the access count column, information (user related information) indicating the number of accesses to the information distribution site (site provided by the information distribution apparatus 12) of the user is stored. For example, information indicating the total number of accesses so far may be stored, or information indicating the number of accesses (access frequency) in a predetermined period may be stored. The access count column may be updated every time the user ID acquisition unit 42 confirms the validity of the user ID and password, for example. In the display setting information column, for example, information indicating whether to display each of the categories 20, 22, 24 on the link collection screen, whether to display each of the links 20a to 20c, 22a to 22c, and 24a to 24c. And information indicating how to arrange and display the categories 20, 22, 24, and the links 20a to 20c, 22a to 22c, and 24a to 24c are stored.

  The information distribution device 12 (information distribution program) provides a display setting screen (not shown) for the user to perform display setting of the link collection screen. That is, the information distribution apparatus 12 transmits HTML data representing the display setting screen in response to a request from the client apparatus 14 as in the case of the login screen or the link collection screen. When the user performs display settings on the display setting screen displayed on the client device 14, the setting contents are transmitted to the information distribution device 12 and stored in the user information table. In addition, predetermined display setting information (for example, display setting information for displaying a link collection screen as shown in FIG. 3) may be associated with a user who has not performed display settings.

[4. User ID acquisition unit]
When the screen data request is received by the screen data request reception unit 40, the user ID acquisition unit 42 acquires the user ID related to the screen data request. Specifically, the user ID acquisition unit 42 acquires a combination of a user ID and a password from the HTTP request message, and determines whether or not the combination matches the contents of the user information table. When it is confirmed that the combination matches the contents of the user information table, the user ID is supplied to the first display setting information acquisition unit 44 and the second display setting information acquisition unit 46.

[5. First display setting information acquisition unit]
The first display setting information acquisition unit 44 acquires display setting information stored in the storage unit 54 in association with the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42. Specifically, display setting information associated with the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42 is read from the user information table. When display setting information is not stored in association with the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42, the first display setting information acquisition unit 44 displays display setting information (for example, as shown in FIG. 3). As shown, display setting information for displaying the link collection screen) may be acquired.

[6. Second display setting information acquisition unit]
The second display setting information acquisition unit 46 acquires at least one display setting information stored in the storage unit 54 in association with a user ID other than the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42. Specifically, at least one of display setting information associated with a user ID other than the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42 is read from the user information table.

  The second display setting information acquisition unit 46 is a storage unit associated with “a user ID other than the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42 and corresponding to user-related information satisfying a predetermined condition”. At least one display setting information stored in 54 may be acquired.

  For example, when the user-related information includes user usage status information, the second display setting information acquisition unit 46 determines that the user ID other than the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42 You may make it acquire at least 1 display setting information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 54 in association with "the user ID corresponding to the utilization condition information which satisfies a condition condition". Specifically, display setting information of other users who are frequently used may be read from the user information table. For example, display setting information of another user who has the highest access count may be read from the user information table, or display setting information of another user whose access count is a predetermined number or more is read from the user information table. Also good. In this way, the display settings of other users who are frequently used can be presented to the user.

  In addition, for example, when the user related information includes information (group identification information) for identifying the group to which the user belongs, the second display setting information acquisition unit 46 displays the “user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42”. It is also possible to acquire at least one display setting information stored in association with “user ID corresponding to group identification information satisfying a predetermined condition”. Specifically, display setting information of other users belonging to the same group may be read from the user information table. As described above, the “predetermined condition” may be determined based on the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42 (or group identification information corresponding to the user ID). In this way, the display settings of other users belonging to the same group can be presented to the user.

  The second display setting information acquisition unit 46 may further acquire display setting information stored in association with the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42. By doing in this way, you may make it provide a user with the link collection screen which reflects the display setting of another user in the display setting which the user performed himself.

[7. Display setting information acquisition control unit]
When the screen data request is received by the screen data request receiving unit 40, the display setting information acquisition control unit 48 acquires the display setting information by either the first display setting information acquiring unit 44 or the second display setting information acquiring unit 46. Decide what to do. For example, the display setting information acquisition control unit 48 may make such a determination based on a random number so that any one is selected with a predetermined probability. Further, for example, the display setting information acquisition control unit 48 determines whether the display setting information is stored in the storage unit 54 in association with the user ID related to the screen data request (the user ID acquired by the user ID acquisition unit 42). Such a determination may be made based on this. Specifically, when the user is performing display settings, the first display setting information acquisition unit 44 obtains display setting information. When the user is not performing display settings, the second display setting information is acquired. The display setting information may be acquired by the acquisition unit 46.

[8. Screen data generator]
The screen data generation unit 50 generates screen data for displaying various information based on the display setting information acquired by the first display setting information acquisition unit 44 or the second display setting information acquisition unit 46. Specifically, “based on the display setting information acquired by the first display setting information acquisition unit 44 or the second display setting information acquisition unit 46, the categories 20, 22, 24 and the links 20 a to 20 c, 22 a to 22 c , 24a to 24c, HTML data representing the link display screen on which each is displayed is generated.

  When the display setting information of a plurality of users is acquired by the second display setting information acquisition unit 46, the screen data generation unit 50 may generate screen data based on the display setting information. For example, for each category or link, if the number of users set to display that category or link is greater than the number of users set to not display that category or link, You may make it produce | generate screen data so that a category or a link may be displayed. On the other hand, when the number of users set to display the category or link is smaller than the number of users set to not display the category or link, the category or link is not displayed. In this way, screen data may be generated. Alternatively, for each category or link, the number of users set to display the category or link is acquired, and when the number of users is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, screen data is displayed so that the category or link is displayed. May be generated. Further, when the number of persons is less than the predetermined number, the screen data may be generated so that the category or link is not displayed.

  The screen data generation unit 50 generates screen data so that a plurality of screens based on the display setting information acquired by the second display setting information acquisition unit 46 are displayed on the screen data display unit 34. Also good. For example, when the display setting information of a plurality of users is acquired by the second display setting information acquisition unit 46, the screen data generation unit 50 generates a plurality of screen data based on each of the plurality of display setting information. May be. A plurality of screens based on each of the screen data may be displayed on the screen data display unit 34. In this case, the user may be guided to select one of the plurality of screens. When any screen is selected by the user, the display setting information related to the screen may be stored in the storage unit 54 as the user's display setting information.

[9. Screen data transmitter]
The screen data transmission unit 52 mainly includes a communication interface provided in the information distribution device 12. The screen data transmitting unit 52 sends the screen data generated by the screen data generating unit 50 (specifically, an HTTP response message including HTML data generated by the screen data generating unit 50) to the screen data request. It transmits with respect to the client apparatus 14 which transmitted.

[10. Screen data receiver]
The screen data receiving unit 32 includes a communication interface provided in the client device 14. The screen data receiving unit 32 receives the screen data (specifically, HTTP response message) transmitted by the screen data transmitting unit 52.

[11. Screen data display section]
The screen data display unit 34 includes, for example, a display provided in the client device 14. The screen data display unit 34 displays a screen based on the screen data received by the screen data receiving unit 32 on the display. Specifically, the screen data display unit 34 displays a screen (link collection screen) based on the HTML data included in the HTTP response message. According to the display setting information acquired by the first display setting information acquisition unit 44 or the first display setting information acquisition unit 46, the screen includes categories 20, 22, 24, links 20a to 20c, 22a to 22c, and 24a to 24c. The screen is displayed.

  As described above, the information distribution system 10 has a function that allows the user to arbitrarily perform screen display settings. When the display setting is made by the user, the screen is displayed based on the display setting. In a predetermined case, the screen is displayed based on the display setting made by another user. According to the information distribution system 10, for example, a screen based on the display settings of other users can be presented to a user who newly uses the system or a user who does not perform display settings. Further, for example, a screen in which the display settings of other users are reflected in the display settings of the user can be presented. That is, in the information distribution system 10, it is possible to assist the user so that the screen display setting function can be suitably used.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

  For example, information regarding various applications provided by the information processing apparatus 12 or other information processing apparatuses may be displayed on the link collection screen (FIGS. 3 and 4). For example, links to these various applications may be displayed.

  In this case, the display setting information may include display setting information regarding these various applications. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, information (application setting information) indicating whether each user uses various applications is stored in the display setting information column of the user information table (FIG. 6). You may do it. In the figure, “ON” indicates that the user has an intention to use the application. That is, it shows a state in which a link to the application is set to be displayed on the screen. “OFF” indicates that the user has no intention to use the application. That is, it shows a state in which a link to the application is set not to be displayed on the screen.

  In this case, when the display setting information of a plurality of users is acquired by the second display setting information acquisition unit 46, the screen data generation unit 50 sets the number of users set to “ON” for each application, and The number of users set as “OFF” may be acquired. Then, for an application in which the number of users set to “ON” is larger than the number of users set to “OFF”, screen data may be generated so that information related to the application is displayed. On the other hand, for an application in which the number of users set to “OFF” is larger than the number of users set to “ON”, screen data may be generated so as not to display information regarding the application. Alternatively, for an application in which the number of users set to “ON” is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, screen data may be generated so that information regarding the application is displayed. Further, for an application in which the number of users set to “ON” is less than a predetermined number, screen data may be generated so that information regarding the application is not displayed.

  Further, for example, in the above description, the case where the present invention is applied to the information distribution device 12 that transmits screen data (HTML data) to the client device 14 according to HTTP has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to screen data according to HTTP. The present invention can be applied not only to the information distribution apparatus 12 to be transmitted but also to other types of screen data transmission apparatuses.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the information delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a login screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a link collection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a link collection screen. It is a functional block diagram of the information delivery system concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a user information table. It is a figure which shows an example of a user information table.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information distribution system, 12 Information distribution apparatus, 14 Client apparatus, 16 LAN, 20, 22, 24 category, 20a-20c, 22a-22c, 24a-24c link, 30 screen data request transmission part, 32 screen data reception part, 34 screen data display unit, 40 screen data request receiving unit, 42 user ID acquisition unit, 44 first display setting information acquisition unit, 46 second display setting information acquisition unit, 48 display setting information acquisition control unit, 50 screen data generation unit , 52 Screen data transmission unit, 54 Storage unit.

Claims (5)

A program for causing a computer to function as a screen data transmission device that is connected to a client device and transmits screen data representing a screen displayed on the client device,
Display setting information storage means for storing display setting information of the screen in association with user identification information;
User identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information related to the screen data request when the screen data request transmitted from the client device is received;
First display setting information acquisition means for acquiring display setting information stored in association with user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means;
Second display setting information acquisition means for acquiring at least one display setting information stored in association with user identification information other than user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means;
Display setting information acquisition control means for determining which of the first or second display setting information acquisition means acquires display setting information when a screen data request transmitted from the client device is received;
Screen data generating means for generating screen data for displaying various information based on the display setting information acquired by the first or second display setting information acquiring means; and
Screen data transmitting means for transmitting the screen data generated by the screen data generating means to the client device;
A program for causing the computer to function as The program according to claim 1,
In association with the user identification information, the computer further functions as user related information storage means for storing user related information,
The second display setting information acquisition means is user identification information other than the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means, and is associated with user identification information corresponding to user related information that satisfies a predetermined condition. Obtain at least one display setting information stored
A program characterized by that. The program according to claim 1 or 2,
The second display setting information acquisition unit further acquires display setting information stored in association with the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition unit. In a screen data transmission device that is connected to a client device and transmits screen data representing a screen displayed on the client device,
Display setting information storage means for storing display setting information of the screen in association with user identification information;
When a screen data request transmitted from the client device is received, user identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information related to the screen data request;
First display setting information acquisition means for acquiring display setting information stored in association with user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means;
Second display setting information acquisition means for acquiring at least one display setting information stored in association with user identification information other than user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means;
Display setting information acquisition control means for determining which of the first or second display setting information acquisition means acquires display setting information when a screen data request transmitted from the client device is received;
Screen data generating means for generating screen data for displaying various information based on the display setting information acquired by the first or second display setting information acquiring means;
Screen data transmitting means for transmitting the screen data generated by the screen data generating means to the client device;
A screen data transmitting apparatus comprising: In a control method of a screen data transmitting device that is connected to a client device and transmits screen data representing a screen displayed on the client device,
When a screen data request transmitted from the client device is received, a user identification information acquisition step for acquiring user identification information related to the screen data request;
The contents stored in the display setting information storage means for storing the display setting information of the screen are read in association with the user identification information, and stored in association with the user identification information acquired in the user identification information acquisition step. A first display setting information acquisition step for acquiring display setting information;
A second for reading the storage contents of the display setting information storage means and acquiring at least one display setting information stored in association with user identification information other than the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition step Display setting information acquisition step,
A display setting information acquisition control step for determining which of the first or second display setting information acquisition step to acquire the display setting information when a screen data request transmitted from the client device is received; ,
A screen data generation step for generating screen data for displaying various types of information based on the display setting information acquired by the first or second display setting information acquisition step;
A screen data transmission step for transmitting the screen data generated by the screen data generation step to the client device;
A control method for a screen data transmitting apparatus, comprising:

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